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HICKORY, NC —

OSHA Injury Report: HICKORY_1366874

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at HICKORY_1366874 in 231 GOVERNMENT AVE SW STE 99, HICKORY, NC 28602 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was cITY CARRIER in mail and Parcel Delivery.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
HICKORY_1366874
Parent company
US Postal Service
Street
231 GOVERNMENT AVE SW STE 99
City
HICKORY
State
NC
ZIP
28602
On-site location
Customer Property

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
16

Before the incident

Closing back door of [REDACTED]

What happened

CAUGHT IN UNDER BETWEEN - [REDACTED] smashed her right middle finger when closing the back of the [REDACTED] while out on the route delivering. She was at [REDACTED] when the accident occurred. After completing delivery at this address she went to her house for lunch [on the route] and iced her finger.

Injury or illness

Middle finger-Right- Fracture

Object or substance involved

LLV rear door

Summary line

Fracture to right middle finger in the rear door of the LLV when closing it at a package delivery point.

Employee and industry

Job description
CITY CARRIER
SOC code
43-5052 — Postal Service Mail Carriers
NAICS code
491110 — Mail and Parcel Delivery
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
122
Total hours worked
238828
EIN
41760000
Establishment ID
1212644
Employer case #
232385

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:01:00.000
Time of incident
13:01:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
02MAR24:14:27:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.